Alienware unveils 16 Aurora and 16X Aurora gaming laptops, starting from $1,149

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Alienware has a reputation for offering high-end expensive products like its Area-51 desktops and laptops, but the company has now launched a couple of budget-friendly/mid-range gaming laptops: the Alienware 16 Aurora and the 16X Aurora, which start at $1,149 and $1,949, respectively. The new laptops are the first to carry the Aurora brand in almost 20 years and replace the Alienware M, X, and cheaper Dell G lines. Starting with the cheaper Alienware 16 Aurora, which uses up to 115W, the laptop comes with a 16-inch 2,560 x 1,600 IPS display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 300-nit peak brightness. CPU selection is limited to the 2023 Intel Raptor Lake Refresh series. The comparatively low $1,149 starting price is reflected in the specs: a Core i5 processor with an RTX 3050 and 8GB of RAM. But you can spec it with an Intel Core 9 CPU, RTX 5070, 32GB of RAM, and 2TB of st ... Read full article.